As we have already mentioned on the “Where & When” page of this site, we have some idea as to the meaning and origins of some of the photographs based on their geographic location and our knowledge of the events during the Great War of 1914-1921 (The First World War).

There are two sets of photographs that relate directly to Milton Soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the Great War, which we have placed on this page:

In addition there are photographs from the French community of Lille, close to where the Canadians first say action in the Battle of Armentieres (Bois Grenier) in March 1915 -before they moved on the Ypres, and later in the Battle of Hill 70 & Lens (one of Canada’s forgotten battles) in August 1917.

The battles that are known, but not related to Canadian actions, or in one case not even the Great War are:

The British Naval Raids at Zeebruge, Ostend and Bruges: April 1918

The Battle of Waterloo: June 1815

The other known photographs are linked to communities in Belgium, with no known link to Canadians or the men of Milton and are just tourist pictures:

Brussels, Belgium

Generic Pictures from Belgium

Generic Pictures from France

Other Pictures

These may be split off to a separate section as the “Unknown Photographs”.